[ Derek absently rubs the side of his face before replying. No damage done and the majority of the pain has already faded, there’s just a lingering itch at the point he was hit. ]

It is. At the moment.

[ That’s the thing about anchors, they change. They’re adaptable. Sure, Anger is his go to option right now but that doesn’t mean it’ll always be his link to humanity. He could have a different one within a matter of decades, years, months. ]

I let go. What you have to keep in mind, Stiles, is that I was born into this. Tapping into my primal side is something that I know. It’s instinctual.